Dough cutter



' 1,618,685 W.W.STAUFFER DOUGH CUTTER Filed June '4, 1925 amnion Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

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Application filed. June 4, 1925. Seriall No. 34,930.

This invention relates to the cake, biscuit and doughnut cutter forming the subject The invent-ion has for one of its objects to. i nprove the general construction of the inner cutter, securing means to the end that the inner cutter will be secured in the required adjusted position against casual displacement during'the use of the device.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists of the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the cutter equipped with the improved securing means,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a View similar to Figure 1 illustrating a slightly modified form of the securing means, and v Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the vertical plane indicated by the line 4l4 of Figure 3.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description, and desigsimilar reference characters.

In the drawing, 1 designates the outer cutter, 2 the, adjustable inner cutter, and 3 the handle to which the inner cutteris secured. The outer cutter 1 is of shallow cylindrical formation, and is fully open at its lower and closed at its upper end. The upper endwall 4 of the outer cutter 1 is provided with a plurality of openings 5 through which the air escapes during the use of the device. A sleeve 6 in which the inner cutter 2 and handle 3 are slidably mounted, extends upwardly from the wall 4 and is provided in a side thereof with a plurality of vertically alined openings 7, 8 and 9. The inner cutter 2 is of tubular formation, and the lower end of the handle 3 is secured to and within this cutter by a latch pin 10 which is also adapted to secure the cutter in any of its various adjusted positions with respect to the outer cutter 1.

nated in the several views of the drawing, by

When the latch pin 10 is in the opening 7, the inner cutter 2 projects below the outer cutter 1', when in the opening 8 the lower end of the inner cutteris approximately in alinement with the lower end ofthe outer cutter, and, whenin the openingi) thelower 'end oft-he inner cutter s approximately in alineinent with the under side of the wall 4. It will thus be seen that the device nay be used to out small biscuits or cakes, doughnuts,:and large biscuits or cakes.

The latch pin lO passes through an open ing -ll inthe innercutter 2 and has its inner end secured to the upper or free end ofa leaf spring 12 which is positioned within a recess 13in wall of the handle 3. The recess 13 is located in that; portion of the handle 3 situated within the inner cutter 2, and is provided with an upwardly and outwardly extending wall 14. The lower end of the spring 12 is secured to the wall 14 by means of an element 15 which may take the form of a staple, screw or the like. Due

to the inclination of the wall 14, the spring- 12 is held against the inner side of the inner cutter 2 under tension, with the result that the latch pin 10 is yieldingly supported in projected position. When it is desired to adjust the inner cutter 2 with respect to the outer cutter 1, it is only necessary to press back the latch pin 10 beyond the inner surface of the sleeve 6 and at the same time apply pressure to the handle 3 in. the direction. in which it isdesired to move the inner cutter.

In the structure shown in Figures 3 and 4., the latch pin 10 is secured to a spring 12 fastened to the outer cutter 1, and the openings 7, 8 and 9 are formed in a side of the inner cutter 2. The spring 12 is secured to the end wall 4 ofthe outer cutter 1 by a rivet 16, and the latch pin 10 passes through a notch 17 inthe upper end of the sleeve 6 which, due to the securing of the latch pin to the outer cutter 1 and to the formation of the openings in the inner cutter 2 can and is made considerably shorter than the sleeve 6. When it is desired to retract the latch pin 10 so as to permit the inner cutter 2 to be adjusted with respect to the outer cutter 1, it is only necessary to exert an outward pull upon the upper end of the spring 12*. The handle of this device is designated 3 and the openings in the wall 4: are designated 5*.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it should be apparent that the means here employed will hold the inner cutter against casual displacement during the use of the device, permit the inner cutter to be readily adjusted with respect to the outer cutter, and secure the parts together promptly upon the movement of the inner cutter into the desired adjusted position.

It should be understood that the drawing is merely illustrative and does not pretend to give exact proportions. Furthermore, the said drawing is illustrative of a preferred construction, it being my expectation that various changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the character set forth, comprising an outer cutter, a sleeve carried by said cutter and provided with spaced openings, an inner cutter slidable in said sleeve, a handle secured to said inner cutter and provided with a recess having an inclined wall, a leaf spring secured at one end to said 2. A device of the character set forth, c0mprising an outer cutter, an inner cutter adustable with respect to the outer cutter, a

handle, and yielding means carried by the handle and engaging the inner cutter to connect these parts together and adapted to engage the outer cutter to secure the inner cutter in the required adjusted position.

3. A device of the character set forth, comprising an outer cutteryan inner cutter adjustahle with respect to the outer cutter, a handle, and yielding means engaging the inner cutter and handle and secured to one of these parts, said yielding means serving to connect the inner cutter andhandle together and adapted to engage the outer cutter to sccure the inner cutter in the required ad- JllSietl position.

.In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WALLACE W. STAUFFER. 

